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June 28, 2006 at 6:02 pm #23360Gordy SmiffParticipant
We all have our favourite guitar players, and we all like them for different reasons. But, what about the ones, in your own opinion, don’t deserve the adulation and hero worship that goes hand in hand with being famous.
I don’t want this to turn into a huge “flaming” session, but here’s my 2 cents: The Edge. Yes, he does have an instantly recognisable sound, but blimey, you’d think he’d have developed a bit more over the years 🙄 -
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September 7, 2006 at 10:11 am #733691bassleftParticipant
😆 , True. I’d be happy to be over-rated (in fact, I have been. Someone once called my bass playing “distinctly average”)
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September 7, 2006 at 1:47 am #73382noodle69Participant
although , on reflection , its better to be over-rated than not rated at all !
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September 5, 2006 at 2:41 am #73360noodle69Participant
have to agree , i dont feel ‘the edge’ has the edge anymore !
noel gallagher is’n’t really a guitarist , unless you dont play guitar and knofler is a brilliant blue grass player , i saw him at ronnie scotts , about 8or9 yrs ago , he was good , but i’m not a big fan of dire straits !i think micheal angelo is a mullet boy ! although he has some interesting runs and licks , he tends to play them continuously to my annoyance ! but i never was a fan of glam rock beyond the 70’s !
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September 2, 2006 at 6:15 am #73351lee_UKParticipant
Advantage 1bassleft.
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August 30, 2006 at 10:22 am #733891bassleftParticipant
[quote]and of course you will never see a left handed Bassplayer admit an error[/quote]
Speaking as a moderator, I’ve admitted some atrociously error-ridden posts in the past. Mostly garbles from Lee.
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July 28, 2006 at 9:56 pm #73371lee_UKParticipant
Not often you see a bassplayer admit a mistake, usually its the rest of the band that changed key in the wrong place, and of course you will never see a left handed Bassplayer admit an error.
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July 25, 2006 at 7:58 pm #73384Gordy SmiffParticipant
Double bass post?
Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Couldn’t resist. 🙂
Eddie Van Halen and Gwen Stefani…..Fugly. 😯
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July 25, 2006 at 8:21 am #73378Bassman5000Participant
sorry for the double post
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July 25, 2006 at 8:20 am #73388Bassman5000Participant
Heres a gooder for ya’ll:
Gavin Rosdale of Bush
But the lucky some bi*** got Gwen LOL 😀
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July 25, 2006 at 8:19 am #73345Bassman5000Participant
Heres a gooder for ya’ll:
Gavin Rosdale of Bush
But the lucky some bi*** got Gwen LOL 😀
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July 25, 2006 at 7:27 am #73349BopsAlotParticipant
IMO, the most over-rated guitar hero ever is Eddie Van Halen. The man has about 10 licks in his bag and nearly repeats entire solos on different songs sometimes. 😆 I think the thing that bothers me is when someone who is very talented squanders it by not putting forth a real effort. Joe Satriani’s last couple albums are kinda like that too…
By the way, Mark Knopfler has a divine gift for melody, his solo stuff since Dire Straits is quite brilliant. He has a melodic groove that (at times) transcends the limits of what I thought a guitar could do. But I guess I can see how it could be seen as a little boring to some. Not that you were really flaming him bad, though. He did look ridiculous as a rock star with that headband… 😀
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July 24, 2006 at 11:48 am #733721bassleftParticipant
I remember Vai playing in Zappa’s band (his big break) and Frank was looking at him like “nice noodles, but what the hell are you actually trying to do?”
[quote]Creeeeeeeeeeaaaak….Thud..Clunnnk.
(Thats the sound of the Vai’s music brain working).[/quote] -
July 21, 2006 at 9:48 pm #73377lee_UKParticipant
Hendrix…………………only kidding!
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July 21, 2006 at 2:59 am #73342TimParticipant
😯
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July 19, 2006 at 6:08 am #73374MichaelParticipant
You were the only one to ever rate Batio Tim 🙂
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July 19, 2006 at 3:28 am #73357TimParticipant
[quote=”Gordy Smiff”]Joe Satriani……….
And of course that wonderful Scrabble score Yngwie Malmsteen.
*dons flameproof suit*[/quote]
See previous post…and add Micheal Angelo
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July 19, 2006 at 1:57 am #73362Gordy SmiffParticipant
Joe Satriani……….
And of course that wonderful Scrabble score Yngwie Malmsteen.
*dons flameproof suit*
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July 18, 2006 at 5:37 pm #73364glwParticipant
Yes, I’ve commented on that before. It does seem a bit lacking in taste.
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July 18, 2006 at 6:37 am #73385MichaelParticipant
Dimebag Darrell. Maybe I’m just disgruntled at Dean’s Dimebag product frenzy.
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July 18, 2006 at 4:50 am #73381TimParticipant
Hey 2 people just agreed with me! Woohoo!
I’m sure Steve Vai is good at what he does but I’m not in the 0.000001% of the population that can tell one Fret-w***er from another so couldn’t possibly comment.
This isn’t a comment by the way.
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July 17, 2006 at 11:19 pm #73358lee_UKParticipant
Steve Vai.
Creeeeeeeeeeaaaak….Thud..Clunnnk.
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July 17, 2006 at 7:01 pm #73373glwParticipant
I won’t flame you, Tim. I’m not a Clapton fan.
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July 17, 2006 at 4:54 am #73353Gordy SmiffParticipant
Oooh, good one! I don’t think anybody could disagree with that.
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July 8, 2006 at 5:39 am #73343TimParticipant
As I’m in the mood for getting flamed has Clapton ever done anything Hendrix couldn’t P*** on in his sleep…other than staying alive long enough to go out of fashion?
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July 7, 2006 at 7:32 am #73354MichaelParticipant
Yeah I think it’s just something to do with the way that song is put together, mixes perfectly with the chemicals in my brain.
What am I on about?
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July 7, 2006 at 7:29 am #73383lee_UKParticipant
Thats not one of my favs Mike, i dont like Beat Surrender either, Dont like a lot of the style council stuff, very left wing Billy Bragg support the miners influence, But he does have one of the best drummers around.
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July 7, 2006 at 7:24 am #73359MichaelParticipant
The Bitterest Pill will always be my fav. Even the video is a winner.
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July 7, 2006 at 7:12 am #73375lee_UKParticipant
Wild wood
Thats Entertainment
Town called Malice
Down in the Tubestation at midnight
When your young
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July 7, 2006 at 6:11 am #73344MichaelParticipant
Broken Stones. Splendid.
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July 7, 2006 at 6:00 am #73379lee_UKParticipant
[quote=”Gordy Smiff”]Weller? Great rhythm player, no question.
But a great songwriter? Meh….
Plagirist of the first order.
True, there’s nothing new under the sun, especially in the world of rock ‘n’ roll but Start: The Jam
Taxman: The Beatles.
The prosecution rests m’lud. :lol:[/quote]And Changing man sounds like an ELO tune, and Dear prudence, but there was another 200+ songs he has written, i cant link many of those to other songs.
Start was just a bassline, the melody and arrangment was different.
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July 7, 2006 at 12:41 am #73346Gordy SmiffParticipant
Weller? Great rhythm player, no question.
But a great songwriter? Meh….
Plagirist of the first order.
True, there’s nothing new under the sun, especially in the world of rock ‘n’ roll but Start: The Jam
Taxman: The Beatles.
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July 6, 2006 at 5:18 pm #73348lee_UKParticipant
Hence the lifetime acheivment award from ‘The Brits’ this year.
Have a listen to ‘You do something to me’ the solo is very uncomplicated, lots of space and lifts the song, its one of the best ive heard. -
July 6, 2006 at 8:28 am #732241bassleftParticipant
I know Lee likes the chap, so this is in all seriousness…
I was in a changing room with a new suit when “Wild Wood” piped over. That was my slowest ever change of trousers. Too much is made of the solo widdlers; that man Weller creates a fantastic set of chords and is one of the best, true rhythm, guitarists to exploit them. Oh, and he comes up with a good vocal melody – just to be annoying. The git 🙂
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June 30, 2006 at 8:03 pm #73216lee_UKParticipant
There was just a hint of sarcasm in my reply. I did’nt want to make it too obvious though.
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June 30, 2006 at 6:39 pm #73192glwParticipant
Oh, those magazine polls only reflect who’s popular at the time. If you’re a guitarist in the latest trendy band then you get nominated. It’s nothing to do with ability.
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June 30, 2006 at 3:49 pm #73222lee_UKParticipant
[quote=”glw”]Was he ever rated?[/quote]
Believe it or not ‘Smash Hits magazine’ poll of 1996 had him above Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page by a long shot, and rightly so, he has a very unique style of playing which is very hard to mimic…. unless you used to be in the Beatles or a Beatles tribute.‘99.9% of topic reply statistical analystical data is made up on the spur of the moment’
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June 30, 2006 at 2:52 pm #73210glwParticipant
Was he ever rated?
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June 30, 2006 at 12:50 am #73201Gordy SmiffParticipant
Noel Gallagher anyone?
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June 29, 2006 at 7:46 pm #73217lee_UKParticipant
Gary Moore, the only thing that changes about him is the image.
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June 29, 2006 at 4:35 pm #73211glwParticipant
Too many to mention… I suppose it’s all down to personal taste. They may be accomplished players but it doesn’t mean we have to like what they do.
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June 29, 2006 at 9:02 am #731931bassleftParticipant
Fair point, Gordy. I have the same complaint about Adam Clayton on bass. 80s headband-sporting Sultan of Dull (Mark Knopfler) gets my nod as the most over-talked about.
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